The Webb Center is now looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help with the 13th annual Camp Imagination. In addition to classes in a variety of performing arts, all students participate in the creation of a musical during Camp. This year’s selection is Disney’s Aladdin Jr.

There will be two sessions of camp in June, each with 100 1st -12th graders: Session 1 runs June 1 – 12, and Session 2 runs June 15 – 26. Volunteers are needed weekdays from 8:15 am – 1 pm; and beginning at 5:00 pm on the last Friday of each session for the final performance.

Volunteers have the first chance to register their children, grandchildren or other relative for Camp Imagination before registration is opened to the general public. Adults must volunteer a minimum of 8 hours per week or 16 hours total per session to qualify for early registration. Volunteers may register their campers on Friday, April 17.

All volunteers need to attend a mandatory training meeting in the Webb Center theater. Volunteers for Session 1 will meet Sunday, May 31 at 6:00 pm; the meeting for Session 2 will be Sunday, June 14 at 6:00 pm.

Volunteers are needed to assist with all of Camp’s operational aspects, ranging from overseeing campers to assisting teaching artists in the classroom. They do not need to have prior experience in the arts or with camp, but must to be physically able to care for children and eager to participate in camp events. Duties will be assigned based on the volunteer’s preference, availability and staffing needs.

Camp registration will open to the general public on Saturday, April 18 at 10:00 am at the Webb Center’s Box Office on the 2nd floor of Meridian Bank.

The Webb Center requests that interested individuals register in advance to ensure the proper number of volunteers are available each day for the safety of the campers. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer should contact the Webb Center Box Office at (928) 684-6624 for volunteer forms

]]>http://dewpac.org/webb-center-recruiting-volunteers-for-camp-imagination-3/feed/0Fifth Annual “Guys Who Grill” in Wickenburg next Saturdayhttp://dewpac.org/fifth-annual-guys-who-grill-in-wickenburg-this-saturday/
http://dewpac.org/fifth-annual-guys-who-grill-in-wickenburg-this-saturday/#commentsFri, 20 Mar 2015 23:53:23 +0000http://dewpac.org/?p=3304Continue reading →]]>This Saturday, the 5th annual “Guys Who Grill”
competition will be burning up Wickenburg. This unique event is open to the public and features teams competing in grilling, smoking, and barbecuing categories.
“Guys Who Grill” will be held at the Wickenburg Community Center, 160 North Valentine Street, on March 28 from 11:30 am to 2 pm. The public can purchase $10 tickets at the event. There will be live entertainment, fresh food, and cold beer for sale.

The teams compete in categories for best chicken, beef, pork and more. Judges have been selected from the community to award those prizes and their identities will remain private. But the grand prize is the “People’s Choice” award. This prize is awarded to the grilling team that collects the most donations throughout the competition. Each team will have a donation container at their booth. If you love their food, vote for them by dropping in a dollar or two. All the funds go the the “Arts for Kids” program at the Webb Center.

There are 12 teams participating, with new grillers and returning favorites like Ace Hardware Grillers, Team Sonora, and Mayorinators. There will be a variety of meats to sample, including brisket, chicken, tri-tip, pulled pork, shrimp and more.

Sponsored by Jones Ford, The Wickenburg Sun and McKeever’s Ace Hardware, who is again donating the grand prize of a Weber premium propane gas barbecue grill valued at $1,000. Any member of the public as well as the grillers will be given the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets to enter the drawing to win. Tickets are currently being sold at the local Ace store in the Frontier Shopping Center in downtown Wickenburg, or at the event starting at 11:30 am on March 28.

The Town of Wickenburg Parks & Recreation Department will be offering “Parents Afternoon Out” for $5 a child between the ages of 4 – 12. The kids will get lunch and have fun playing games with the recreation staff in the Community Center’s Auditorium while parents enjoy the barbeque event outside.

“Guys Who Grill” is presented by the Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts. Proceeds from the event benefit the Webb Center’s “Arts for Kids” educational programs; for more information call (928) 684-6624 or visit www.dewpac.org.

]]>http://dewpac.org/fifth-annual-guys-who-grill-in-wickenburg-this-saturday/feed/0Steve Tyrell reinvents jazz and pop standardshttp://dewpac.org/steve-tyrell-reinvents-jazz-and-pop-standards/
http://dewpac.org/steve-tyrell-reinvents-jazz-and-pop-standards/#commentsFri, 20 Mar 2015 23:36:58 +0000http://dewpac.org/?p=3301Continue reading →]]>Steve Tyrell has a gift for reinventing and re-popularizing classic jazz and pop standards for today’s audiences. The Grammy Award-winning vocalist is a living catalogue of songs both new and old, like “Stand by Me,” “The Sunny Side of The Street,” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.” The crooner and his band will be returning to the Webb Center stage on Thursday, April 2 at 7:30 pm.

Tyrell has enjoyed a multi-faceted five decade career; first as a producer collaborating with artists like Bonnie Raitt, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, Bette Midler and Stevie Wonder. He co-produced “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” for the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” which went on to win the 1969 Oscar for best original song.

However, Steve Tyrell wasn’t recognized for his own vocal talent until 1991. It was his voice you heard romantically crooning “The Way You Look Tonight” on the soundtrack for “Father of the Bride,” starring Steve Martin, which catapulted his singing career.

All nine of Tyrell’s American Standards albums have achieved top 10 status on Billboard’s jazz charts, and his first album, “A New Standard,” was among the best selling jazz albums for more than five years. Also, this year marked the 10th anniversary of his taking over the Holiday Season at the Cafe Carlyle in New York City for the late legend Bobby Short.

Tickets for this performance start at $38; $5 for 18 and under. Call the Webb Center’s Box Office at (928)684-6624 to order tickets or buy them online.

]]>http://dewpac.org/steve-tyrell-reinvents-jazz-and-pop-standards/feed/0Support your state! “Guys Who Grill” features state competition.http://dewpac.org/support-your-state-guys-who-grill-features-state-competition/
http://dewpac.org/support-your-state-guys-who-grill-features-state-competition/#commentsTue, 17 Mar 2015 16:46:33 +0000http://dewpac.org/?p=3296Continue reading →]]>The 5th annual “Guys Who Grill” will be held at the Wickenburg Community Center, 160 North Valentine Street, on Saturday, March 28 from 11:30 am to 2 pm. “Guys Who Grill” is a unique fundraising event that is open to the public for $10 tickets. This year features 15 teams competing in grilling, smoking, and barbecuing categories.

The event is presented by the Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts; all proceeds from the event benefit the Webb Center’s “Arts for Kids” educational programs.

To raise additional funds, this will mark the 3rd year of an Inter-State competition, where winter residents can represent their home state by donating to the Webb Center. The friendly competition between the states was considered a success the first year after the 2013 “Guys Who Grill” raised over $11,000 for the Webb Center’s Arts for Kids programs.

So far donations from six states have been collected and the competition is already showing significant results: Pennsylvania is in 1st place with over $2,200 raised and Arizona is in 2nd place with over $1,700 raised. Donations from Colorado, Wyoming and Nevada have also been collected. State flags will be hung at the event in recognition of every participating state.

Anyone interested in supporting their home state by donating, can find out more information calling the Webb Center’s Box Office at (928) 684-6624, or by mailing funds to 2001 W. Wickenburg Way, Suite 3, Wickenburg, AZ 85390.

]]>http://dewpac.org/support-your-state-guys-who-grill-features-state-competition/feed/0MOMIX returns to Webb Center with illusion dancehttp://dewpac.org/momix-returns-to-webb-center-with-illusion-dance/
http://dewpac.org/momix-returns-to-webb-center-with-illusion-dance/#commentsTue, 10 Mar 2015 18:19:41 +0000http://dewpac.org/?p=3292Continue reading →]]>With little more than light and shadow, MOMIX has astonished audiences on five continents for over 30 years. Known for its dazzling dancer-illusionists, the contemporary dance company will perform its newest full-length work Alchemia at the Webb Center on Sunday, March 22 at 7:30 pm.

Just as audiences were led on a surreal journey through the four seasons in Botanica, which MOMIX performed at the Webb Center in January 2012, Pendleton manipulates the four classic elements of earth, air, fire and water in Alchemia to produce a show full of aesthetic thrills and surprising metamorphoses.

Tickets for this performance start at $32; $5 for 18 and under. Call the Webb Center’s Box Office at (928)684-6624 to order tickets

Ride a wave of music and laughter, as sailors sing and dance their way across the deck of the British naval vessel H.M.S. Pinafore. New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players are bringing a full touring production of the comic opera to the Webb Center stage on Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 pm.

Gilbert and Sullivan’s first blockbuster hit is loved for its dynamic songs and gleefully entertaining story. The captain’s daughter is in love with an ordinary sailor but her father has a more sophisticated suitor in mind. A remarkable twist of fate changes all when a long-kept secret is told aboard the ship.
From America’s preeminent professional G&S repertory company, the production features elaborate sets and beautiful costumes, along with a full touring orchestra and lively choreography.

Librettist William Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan gained popularity for satirizing the social divisions in Great Britain. When H.M.S. Pinafore hit the stage in London in 1878, this early satirical send-up helped Gilbert and Sullivan chart a new course for modern musical theatre. The show’s satirical jabs at the vaunted British Navy and at rigid Victorian class distinctions remain as readily understandable in this millennium as they did over 100 years ago.

Tickets for this performance start at $40; $5 for 18 and under. Call the Webb Center’s Box Office at (928)684-6624 to order tickets.

With live music, dance and song, Celtic Fire will sweep audiences away to the Emerald Isle on Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 pm. Famed Irish tenor Michael Londra returns with a blazing new production based on the culture, history and heart of Ireland. Backed by the driving rhythm of Celtic fiddles, dancers command the stage with brilliant flashes of speed, explosive step dancing, and dynamic jigs.

Don McLean is one of America’s most enduring singer-songwriters and is forever associated with his classic hits “American Pie” and “Vincent (Starry Starry Night).” Since first hitting the charts in 1971, he has amassed over 40 gold and platinum records world-wide and was inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. McLean will be making his Webb Center debut backed by a full band on Friday, March 13 at 7:30 pm.

Seating is limited for Celtic Fire and Don McLean, but those interested are encouraged to call the Webb Center Box Office at 928-684-6624 for ticket availability or to have their name put on a list for cancellations. Names will also be accepted at the door, one hour prior to the performance for a standby list.

]]>http://dewpac.org/popular-march-concerts-at-webb-center/feed/0Markham concert to benefit Webb Centerhttp://dewpac.org/markham-concert-to-benefit-webb-center/
http://dewpac.org/markham-concert-to-benefit-webb-center/#commentsWed, 25 Feb 2015 22:05:03 +0000http://dewpac.org/?p=3255Continue reading →]]>Wickenburg’s own Grammy award-winning vocalist, Caroline Markham will be performing a special fundraising concert at the Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, March 3 at 7:30 pm. During the concert entitled, “A Love-ly Meal: 3 Courses with a Dessert Buffet,” Caroline will delight audiences with a mix of favorite Broadway show tunes, arias, and standards.

Caroline Markham began studying the violin at age 8, but did not begin serious vocal training until college, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Performance from Texas Christian University and her Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance from Northwestern University. While in Chicago, she sang with the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Grant Park Symphony Chorus, and Rockefeller Chapel Choir. She also performed for five years with the Carnegie Hall Professional Training Chorale in New York.

Markham moved west to Wickenburg in 1990 and joined the Phoenix Bach Choir (now the Phoenix Chorale) becoming a fifteen year member. During her time away from music, Caroline can be found riding horses and leading trail rides as a professional wrangler for the Rancho de los Caballeros resort.

Accompanied by Dr. Ann Nagell on piano, both artists have generously donated their talents for this fundraising event and the cost of each ticket is a 100% tax-deductible donation directly benefiting the Webb Center. Tickets for this performance are 30; $5 for 18 and under. Call the Webb Center’s Box Office at (928)684-6624 to order tickets, or visit www.dewpac.org for more information.

]]>http://dewpac.org/markham-concert-to-benefit-webb-center/feed/0Hollywood lights up the Webb Center stagehttp://dewpac.org/hollywood-lights-up-the-webb-center-stage/
http://dewpac.org/hollywood-lights-up-the-webb-center-stage/#commentsWed, 25 Feb 2015 22:00:30 +0000http://dewpac.org/?p=3253Continue reading →]]>Award-winning composer, lyricist and Broadway producer Neil Berg has gathered a talented cast of veteran singers and musicians from Broadway to celebrate “100 Years of Hollywood.” They will be performing the unforgettable music of the cinema from the past century at the Webb Center on Friday, February 27 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, February 28 at 3:00 pm.

The production recreates the greatest moments from the most popular movie musicals and classic films in one non-stop showcase. The audience will enjoy haunting ballads from Casablanca, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and West Side Story, featuring five of the most talented stars on Broadway today. Standard numbers include “Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz and “All That Jazz” from Chicago, combined with hits from Cabaret and a James Bond medley.

A live band performs with the show; led by Eugene Gwozdz on piano, the band also consists of drummer Roger Cohen, Irio O’Farrill on bass, and keyboardist Alex Wise. The production will feature vocalists Richard Todd Adams (who performed on Broadway in Phantom of the Opera), Rob Evan (Jekyll and Hyde), Rebecca Pitcher (Phantom of the Opera), Andrea Rivette (Jekyll and Hyde), and Natalie Toro (Les Miserables).

Tickets for this performance start at $32; $5 for 18 and under. Call the Webb Center’s Box Office at (928)684-6624 to order tickets, or visit www.dewpac.org for more information.

]]>http://dewpac.org/hollywood-lights-up-the-webb-center-stage/feed/0Hong returns in new show Chasing Chopinhttp://dewpac.org/hong-returns-in-new-show-chasing-chopin/
http://dewpac.org/hong-returns-in-new-show-chasing-chopin/#commentsMon, 09 Feb 2015 18:57:22 +0000http://dewpac.org/?p=3247Continue reading →]]>Pianist Alpin Hong is joining The Flying Carpet Theater Company in Wickenburg, as part of the Webb Center’s “Made in Wickenburg” artist residency program from February 15 – 20, 2015.

The residency will conclude in a public performance on Thursday, February 19 at 7:30 pm with the world-premiere of Hong’s theatrical musical performance Chasing Chopin.

Crafted in collaboration with The Flying Carpet Theater Company’s artistic director, Adam Koplan, Chasing Chopin is a window into Alpin’s extraordinary life and how it has shaped him as a person and as a musician. Hong’s daring combination of autobiographical storytelling and dazzling piano performance dives into personal moments both hilarious and tragic, all the while remaining beautifully poignant. Hong’s lifelong relationship with the music of Chopin has thrilled, haunted and sustained him. Now it has inspired him to share his story with the world.

While in Wickenburg, Hong will rehearse this new piece with members of the Theater Company and the Webb Center’s technical team in preparation for the premiere. In addition, Alpin will visit music classrooms at WHS and Vulture Peak Middle school, and perform a special concert onstage to further inspire students.

Tickets start at $25 for adults, $5 for students. Call the Box Office at (928) 684-6624 to reserve seats, or click here for more information on the residency program